City Council speaker wants Rikers Island closed by 2027: here's her plan.
City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams wants Rikers Island closed by 2027: here's her plan.
Correction officer assaulted by inmate on Rikers Island
A correction officer was left with a black eye and several lacerations on his head after being attacked by an inmate on Rikers Island.
Rikers Island to remain in NYC's control
Lawyers representing a group of detainees at the jail had pushed for a federal takeover, but a federal judge decided to allow the city to have more time to reform Rikers.
Former inmates sue NY over sexual assaults
Former prisoners are taking legal action against New York, alleging that the state failed to protect incarcerated women from sexual abuse.
Rikers Island inmate repeatedly stabs guard
An inmate repeatedly stabbed a guard at Rikers Island on Monday. The correction officer was hospitalized in stable condition.
Lil Baby and La La speak to young men at Rikers Island
FOX 5 News got an exclusive look at an initiative seeking to change the lives of young men at Rikers Island. Pastor Tim Johnson, a former NFL player, created the program and brought in actress La La and hip-hop star Lil Baby to speak to detainees.
Video: Homeless man arrested for vicious beating in NYC train station
A homeless career criminal faces charges in connection with a horrific attack on a woman at a Queens subway station that was caught by a security camera.
Inmate who jumped from jail barge into East River has died
An inmate who jumped from a floating jail into the East River on Tuesday has died, authorities said.
13th Rikers Island inmate dies, 3 Department of Correction staff suspended
Three members of the Department of Correction have been suspended after the death of Michael Nieves.
Ricardo Cruciani found dead at Rikers Island after conviction for sexually assaulting patients
Ricardo Cruciani was found dead on while awaiting sentencing for sexually abusing his patients, two people familiar with the matter said.
NYC man accused of smearing feces on woman’s face has own face scalded with boiling water in jail
A New York City man accused of smearing feces on a New York City subway rider had his face scalded with boiling water after another inmate attacked him at Rikers Island.
For nearly 8 minutes, Rikers Island guards ignored inmate who hanged himself, DA says
A New York City grand jury has indicted current and former corrections officers for allegedly failing to help a Rikers Island inmate who tried to hang himself three years ago and suffered permanent brain damage.
Mayor Adams tours Rikers Island and gets look at 2,700 confiscated weapons, drugs
Despite the deaths this year of nine people in city custody, Mayor Eric Adams heaped praise on the Department of Correction during a tour of Rikers Island.
7th Rikers Island inmate dies this year
Another prisoner has died at the troubled Rikers Island jail complex.
Fifth Rikers Island inmate death in 2022
For the fifth time so far in 2022, an inmate has died while being held in custody at Rikers Island, officials say.
Fourth inmate dies in custody at Rikers Island
Officials say 25-year-old Dashawn Carter was taken into custody on May 5 on burglary charges and died just two days later.
Correction commissioner grilled about problems at Rikers Island
New York City Council members took aim at the new commissioner of the Correction Department about the problems with Rikers Island and the city's jail system.
Rikers Island inmate dies
A Rikers Island inmate has died, the second this year.
James Brown concert at Rikers Island, 50 years later photographer reminisces
In 1972, a 23-year-old photographer still at the beginning of her career was given an exciting assignment — document James Brown performing for inmates at Rikers Island.